Papu Surname
Approximately 22,951 people bear this surname
Papu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18,187 | 1:42,177 | 2,946 |
| South Africa | 1,450 | 1:37,364 | 4,792 |
| Indonesia | 1,054 | 1:125,474 | 12,636 |
| Papua New Guinea | 727 | 1:11,216 | 995 |
| Pakistan | 554 | 1:322,462 | 6,585 |
| Ukraine | 219 | 1:207,866 | 27,968 |
| Turkey | 130 | 1:598,626 | 32,242 |
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| Russia | 74 | 1:1,947,609 | 122,573 |
| Afghanistan | 59 | 1:544,969 | 6,640 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Kenya | 45 | 1:1,026,220 | 34,572 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| American Samoa | 22 | 1:2,534 | 546 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Papu (143,232) may also be a first name.
Papu Demographics
Papu Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Papu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Papu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Papu (Bengali: পাপু, Hindi: पपू, Marathi: पपु, Oriya: ପପୁ, Russian: Папу, Tibetan: སྤ་པུ་) is most common in India. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Papu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 23,613th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 317,526 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Papu live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 7,321st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 143,232 people.
The last name Papu is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 18,187 people, or 1 in 42,177. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 93 percent are found, Gujarat, where 3 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Papu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Papu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Papu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Papu surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
The amount Papu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.38% less than the national average, earning R 153,564 per year and in United States they earn 70.71% more than the national average, earning $73,661 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Papu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Papu in the Bengali language | ||
| পাপু | papu | 96.04 |
| পপু | papu | 1.98 |
| পাপ্পু | pappu | 1.98 |
| Papu in the Hindi language | ||
| पपू | papu | 68.16 |
| पपु | papu | 27.78 |
| पप्पू | pappu | 2.12 |
| पापू | papu | 1.46 |
| पप्ू | papu | 0.15 |
| पापु | papu | 0.13 |
| पप्पु | pappu | 0.07 |
| पप्ु | papu | 0.03 |
| पप्प्ू | pappu | 0.01 |
| पपूु | papuu | 0.01 |
| पप्प् | papp | 0.01 |
| पपू़ | papu | 0.01 |
| Papu in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྤ་པུ་ | papu | 66.67 |
| པ་པུ་ | papu | 33.33 |
| Papu in the Oriya language | ||
| ପପୁ | papu | 56.95 |
| ପାପୁ | papu | 5.59 |
| ପପୁସାହୁ | papusahu | 3.02 |
| ପପୁକୁମାର | papukumara | 2.67 |
| ପପୁେବେହରା | papuebehara | 2.31 |
| ପାପୂ | papu | 0.1 |
| ରାଜୁ | raju | 0.05 |
| ଗପୁ | gapu | 0.05 |
| ପୁପୁ | pupu | 0.05 |
| ପାକୁ | paku | 0.05 |
| ପଫୁ | paphu | 0.05 |
| Papu in the Marathi language | ||
| पपु | papu | 38.21 |
| पपू | papu | 33.8 |
| पापु | papu | 18.66 |
| पापू | papu | 8.32 |
| पंपु | pampu | 0.25 |
| पापूु | papuu | 0.13 |
| Papu in the Russian language | ||
| Папу | papu | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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